With a degree in historic preservation and minor in business from Roger Williams University in 1988 and Certificate of Executive Management from the University of Notre Dame in 2006, Todd Zeiger has built upon his passion for historic buildings over his 36 years in the field. His experience ranges from museum and non-profit management to building restoration, relocation and real estate development involving commercial, residential, and public buildings.
Joining the School of Architecture as an adjunct professor in 2008 teaching in the historic preservation concentration, he also works full time as the Director of the Northern Regional Office for Indiana landmarks, a position he has held since 1998. He provides a wide range of consultation, project development, and advocacy assistance to grass roots organizations, historic preservation commissions, Main Street communities and private building owners over a twenty-four-county area, overseeing two field offices.
His experience includes several years as the director of the Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc, a neighborhood development, and community building organization. There he has overseen the development of affordable housing, community revitalization and social network programs.
Zeiger is a founding board member of South Bend TradeWorks, a local non-profit dedicated to increasing the ranks of contractors qualified and skilled to work on historic buildings – a national problem. In partnership with Indiana Landmarks, he develops workshops targeting all levels of experience and interest from simple historic building maintenance to window restoration and carpentry.
In addition to teaching in the Certificate of Historic Preservation Program, Zeiger now brings his field experience and historic preservation expertise to the Michael Christopher Duda Center for Preservation, Sustainability, and Resilience and the Master of Science in Historic Preservation. Through his classes in research and documentation, preservation theory and preservation practice, he is helping grow the next generation of preservationists. His classes couple theoretical learning with hands-on application of real-world practical experience involving historic buildings. Lecturing at state and national conferences and local talks and training workshops, he reaches and encourages a wide range of local groups and professionals alike.
Following graduation from Roger Williams University with a Bachelor of Science in Historic Preservation and cum laude Minor in Business Administration, he returned to his hometown to dedicate his career to helping save the architectural legacy left by the previous generations – the fingerprints of those who have come before us. He and his wife of 36 years, Terri, have three children. They reside in South Bend, Indiana, as the fifth generation on their historic farmstead along with two and a half horses, chickens, and other assorted pets. He is presently restoring a 1958 Chevy Impala convertible purchased by his father in the mid 1960’s with a 1939 Studebaker truck waiting in the wings
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